California housing & land-use policy. Progressive abundance. Interested in why good intentions produced housing shortages and how to fix it.https://bsky.app/profile/rafamonsta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rafamonsta.bsky.social/post/3mnlj4q2o2s2rI wonder if anyone has done a study looking at the increased traffic-related deaths from fire departments/districts inane street widening rules. Do wider streets save more lives by improving first responder access than the deaths they cause? [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:nklmodckuncui23pppdle2od/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlj4q2o2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rafamonsta.bsky.social/post/3mnli5b6i622rDirectly electing transit authority boards is a great idea. This idea is spreading across the country. Will Seattle be next? Reform is also desperately needed in California. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:nklmodckuncui23pppdle2od/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnli5b6i622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rafamonsta.bsky.social/post/3mi5q2osmws2uHow to kill mixed use housing/commercial developments in California: make housing pay for land for new grocery stores. This is proposed in AB 1674 (Ahrens)28 Mar 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:nklmodckuncui23pppdle2od/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5q2osmws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rafamonsta.bsky.social/post/3mhc2nkemu223I have no love for institutional investors in general, but banning large investors from buying or building rental properties ain’t it. Go after them for price fixing or unlawful evictions or whatever, but renters deserve the choice to live in suburban single family homes and “horizontal apartments.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:nklmodckuncui23pppdle2od/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc2nkemu223https://bsky.app/profile/rafamonsta.bsky.social/post/3lisfgdmxmc2m🤡 Alert! Last week the city of Jurupa Valley, CA in Riverside Co decided to block approval of a 67-home infill project on a vacant lot over some vague traffic concerns despite it being consistent with the city's zoning. At the same hearing they decided to apply for HCD's ProHousing grant program! https://media.tenor.com/MYZgsN2TDJAAAAAC/this-is.gif?hh=280&ww=49822 Feb 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:nklmodckuncui23pppdle2od/app.bsky.feed.post/3lisfgdmxmc2m